New build specs.

[2004raptor]

Parts I already have:

Thermaltake Tsunami

Tuniq Tower

Dell 2001FP 20" LCD (not widescreen)

WD Raptor 74GB hard drive

WD 250GB SATA hard drive.


New Parts:

eVGA 8800GTS $495.13

eVGA 680i mobo $277.32

E6400 $222.99



Parts I need:

RAM. 2 GB (2x1GB). Not sure what to go with?? Budget ~$250

Power Supply. 600 watt minimum. Modular would be nice. Probably won't do SLI anytime soon if ever. Budget $150. Hows this Silverstone 600 watt $143.93?


Note: All links are from newegg but if there are any other less expensive alternatives please let me know.
Could go with the 6600 but my plan is to move to Quad Core ~6 months or so down th eline when proces drop so I thought 6400 would do fine. Is it realistic to get ~3.2 GHz on air with 6400?
The graphics card is the most difficult to get. I don't play alot of games but it would be so nice to be able to play a game and not worry about low FPS, etc.

 

[winuxgeek]

looks like a sweet rig. I'm in the same boat. I love to game but I'm not into benchmarks and fps. If the shit looks good its good enough for me. I think the most appealing thing about the 8800 is its dx10 capability. In all reality by the time games hit the market for dx10 there will most certianly be another revision of the 8xxx series to hit the market. Im not sure if I'll ever get off the fence and make a purchase.

 

[2004raptor]

I'm just tired of wating. I know the day I buy, there will be a price drop the next day. hahah. My main machine is dead and I'm on my work laptop for the last 3 weeks.

I could definately go with less of a video card but I just can't decide.